Henri Charr

Last updated

Henri Charr, also credited as H. Charr, [1] is an Assyrian filmmaker [2] born in Iran and living in Southern California. He started in educational films and documentaries, then turned to mainstream cinema in genres including thrillers, drams, action-adventure, family films and comedies.

Contents

In the early 1990s Charr made a trilogy of action films: Under Lock and Key, Caged Hearts and Cell Block Sisters. In the mid-1990s Char made family films; My Uncle: The Alien was a Selection at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science Fiction Films. He then made Little Heroes, a children's film televised on Animal Planet as the "Movie of the Month". In 2002 Charr produced and directed the Action-Adventure Disaster film Wildfire.

He then produced family adventure comedy Abe & Bruno, suspense drama Heart of Fear, and Stepping High.

Filmography

As director

As writer

As producer

As production manager

As sound effects director

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">People Are Alike All Over</span> 25th episode of the 1st season of The Twilight Zone

"People Are Alike All Over" is episode 25 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rob Paulsen</span> American voice actor (born 1956)

Robert Frederick Paulsen III is an American voice actor and voice director, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and three Annie Awards for his role as both Yakko and Pinky in the Animaniacs franchise. His other voice roles include Hadji in The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987) and The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997); Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996); P.J. Pete in Goof Troop (1992), A Goofy Movie (1995), and An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000); Jaq in Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002) and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007); and Mac in The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2013) and Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shōzō Iizuka</span> Japanese actor (1933–2023)

Shōzō Iizuka was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Fukushima Prefecture. He graduated from the fine arts department of Nihon University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yuen Woo-ping</span> Hong Kong film director

Yuen Woo-ping is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor. He attended the China Drama Academy for one year as a day student of Master Yu Jim-yuen as well.

The women in prison film is a subgenre of exploitation film that began in the early 20th century and continues to the present day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chin Ka-lok</span> Hong Kong actor and action choreographer

Chin Ka-lok, sometimes credited as Chin Kar-lok, is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, and television presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vivian Wu</span> American actress (born 1966)

Vivian Wu is an American actress. Starring in a variety of North American and Chinese productions, her big break came in 1987, when she appeared in the biographical film The Last Emperor. She later went to starring in films Iron & Silk (1990), The Guyver (1991), Heaven & Earth (1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), The Joy Luck Club (1993), and most notably playing the leading roles in The Pillow Book (1996) and The Soong Sisters (1997). In 2020, she starred as Dr. Lu Wang in the Netflix science fiction drama series Away, while in 2023, she portrayed Vivian Zhu in the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Fraley</span> American voice actor and voice-over teacher

Pat Fraley is an American voice actor and voice-over teacher, known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones, Baxter Stockman and numerous other characters in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series and voiced Falcon in the 2003 Stuart Little animated television series. Fraley is also a member of Voice and Speech Trainers of America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewis Arquette</span> American actor (1935–2001)

Lewis Michael Arquette was an American actor. He was best known for playing J. D. Pickett on the television series The Waltons, on which he worked from 1978 to 1981.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Kash</span> Canadian actor and film director

Daniel Joshua Kash is a Canadian actor and film director.

Fielder Cook was an American television and film director, producer, and writer whose 1971 television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story spawned the series The Waltons.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, known as Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for its 2017 fifth and final season, is an American animated television series developed by Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin, and Jennifer Ventimilia. It is the third animated series in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The series aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from September 28, 2012, to November 12, 2017. It was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and LowBar Productions. Bardel Entertainment handled layout and CG animation services. The series begins with the Turtles emerging from their sewer home for the first time, using their ninjutsu training to fight enemies in present-day New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PM Entertainment</span>

PM Entertainment Group Inc. was an American production, distribution company which produced a distinctive line of low-to-medium budget films mostly targeted for home-video market. The company diversified into television production and larger budgeted star vehicles before being sold by its founders in 2000.

<i>Apparitional</i> (film) 2013 American horror film

Apparitional, also known as Haunting of Cellblock 11, is a 2013 American horror film about a reality TV ghost hunting crew that investigates an abandoned prison. It was directed and written by Andrew P. Jones. The film premiered on July 20, 2013 at the Goodrich Capital 8 Theaters in Jefferson City, Missouri where most of the movie was filmed.

<i>The Invisible Woman</i> (1983 film) 1983 television film directed by Alan J. Levi

The Invisible Woman is a 1983 made-for-television science fiction comedy film starring Alexa Hamilton as Sandy Martinson, the titular character, and Bob Denver as her scientist uncle, Dr. Dudley Plunkett. The film first aired on NBC on Sunday, February 13, 1983.

<i>Abe & Bruno</i> 2006 film

Abe & Bruno is an American family movie of 2006 directed by Henri Charr and starring Kevin Scott Allen and Blythe Metz.

References

  1. IMDB, example of credit as Henri Charr
  2. Shoumanov, Vasili (2018). Assyrian American Association of Chicago: 100 Years. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4671-0275-9.
  3. Barton, Steve (2008-09-25). "Drive-in Double Feature: Barracuda and Island Fury (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  4. Farendj (1990) - IMDb
  5. 1 2 3 Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear (1993) - IMDb
  6. 1 2 3 Under Lock and Key (1995) - IMDb
  7. 1 2 Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (1995) - IMDb
  8. 1 2 3 Caged Hearts (1996) - IMDb
  9. 1 2 Roegeom (1969) - IMDb
  10. 1 2 My Uncle the Alien (1996) - IMDb
  11. 1 2 Hollywood Safari (1997) - IMDb
  12. Little Heroes (1999) - IMDb
  13. Little Heroes 2 (2000) - IMDb
  14. 1 2 Little Heroes 3 (2002) - IMDb
  15. 1 2 Abe & Bruno (TV Movie 2006) - IMDb
  16. 1 2 3 Heart of Fear (Video 2006) - IMDb
  17. The Border (2009) - IMDb
  18. I Love Your Moves (Video 2012) - IMDb
  19. The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines (Video 2013) - IMDb
  20. Stepping High (2013) - IMDb
  21. 3 Little Ninjas and the Lost Treasure (1990) - IMDb
  22. Savage Harbor (1987) - IMDb